Paralakhemundi: After 4 days of recovery of a decomposed body of a 26 year old youth,Paralakhemundi police in Gajapati district has nabbed the wife of the deceased.Gajapati SP,jatindra kumar panda said on 8/3/2025 the decomposed body of Jagadish meleka was recovered from a locked house in Nagarampalli street in Paralakhemundi.In the house the deceased with his wife Harri meleka was statying.While the decomposed body was recovered from the locked house Harri was missing and police started a search for her.Today,police traced Haari hiding in a house in a village near Paralakhemundi and took her into custody.During interrogation,she broke down and confessed that she killed her husband.Police recreated the scene by taking Harri to the house.Haari reportedly told the police that,since past three months she along with Jagadish came to Paralakhemundi from Machakhunti village under Gunupur PS in rayagada district for better employment.She told that Jagadish was driving private vehicles.Since past some days,the couple had quarell regularly as Jagadish suspected that Haari had relation with others.On 5/3/2025 the couple had a fight and infuriated with it Harri attacked Jagadish with a knife and slit his throat.After killing Jagadish she threw the knife in a drain and went to a relatives house in a nearby village and stayed for a day,before shifting to another village.By giving fake identity she stayed in a vacant house,but kept contact with her relatives over phone.Tracking her phone,police traced her.After interrogation police forwarded haari to court today.However our investigation is continued to ascertain wether others involved in the murder or not,said the SP adding that statements of the family of deceased and Haari has been recorded and police will question the persons where Haari took shelter after committing the crime.
